Thursday 18th September 2014 
Visible Bird Migration - Burton In Kendal from first light 0640hrs to 0830hrs 
All movement South East unless stated otherwise. Wind Variable to 1mph Easterly, 14c temp, 86% Cloud cover with strong haze to all margins, 1013mb pressure. 
Again movement very quiet 

Swallows: 38 (one party 35) direct in and out. 
Meadow Pipit: 61 (best parties 7,3x6. 
Chaffinch: 55 (22W) (best parties: 6,2x5) 
Goldfinch: 11 
Greenfinch: 1 
Woodpigeon: 8 
Jay: 2 (NW) 
Mistle Thrush: 1 

Also: 
Trig Point, Hutton Roof Common 0830hrs to 1100hrs 
Swallow: 93 (best parties: 16,12,11 - total pairs or parties: 18 (definately doing the more direct flight line today) 
Meadow Pipit: 87 (best parties: 5x5s) 
Chaffinch: 10 
Alba Wagtail: 5 (2,2,1) 
Goldfinch: 7 
Red Admiral Butterfly: 4 (individuals) 

Wind picked up at 1000hrs to a 3/4 mph Easterly and from then on you could see most of the Mipits and Swallows take their direction to a Easterly routing to have a "face on" wind. 

Grounded Migrants: (Dalton and Trig Point area - Hutton Roof). 
Stonechat: 3 
Willow Warbler: 1 
Spotted Flycatcher: 1 
Reed Bunting: 2 

Bryan Yorke 
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